This is my second watercolour course on Skillshare. I started my art practice two months ago with no experience in any discipline so I really am a complete beginner - and I’m loving it!

Sadly I’m having to work with photos as there are no flowers out at the moment.

Here is my first shape exercise. I really enjoyed doing this - I gave myself six minutes on each. Thank you for your excellent tuition so far Ohn Mar, I’m not sure I’d have had the confidence to load up my brush so much without watching you do it first.

I found it hard to get the leaf shapes - wondering if I've got the right level of detail. I’m using a Jackson’s Icon pointed round brush size 12. I do have a quill brush but it’s a lot bigger! I can see the progression through the three pieces.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 1 - student project

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 2 - student project

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 3 - student project

Today I did some more studies incorporating value too this time. I think my paint pooled in the dips in the paper which affected where my darker areas are. I gave myself five minutes per study this time.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 4 - student project

I also tried out my dip pen for the first time on one of yesterday’s cow parsley studies. Not feeling very confident with it yet and not sure if I added anything worthwhile but it was fun trying it out.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 5 - student project

I also had a go at the colour exercises.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 6 - student project

I worked on honeysuckle today. I don’t think I got the water levels right - too much on the printing paper and not enough on the watercolour paper (bottom two). The top middle one was on cartridge paper.

I’m not happy with these but am posting them here for the record.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 7 - student project

I did some studies of lily of the valley today. I’ll return to this one another time to work on colour and inking. They look a bit of a mess! I think I’ll go more minimal on the leaves next time and try and capture their form better.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 9 - student project

I returned to the lily of the valley and left out most of the leaves in the background which weren’t helping. Still not happy with my results.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 10 - student project

I then tackled a foxglove. Still working from photos for now. Got a bit carried away in the second one and just wanted to keep making marks! Anyway, hmmm. I’m just not feeling my painting at the moment.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 11 - student project

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 12 - student project

Had another go at the fox glove on watercolour paper. Still need to get a freer look! I haven’t got the transparency I’d like on this either. Leaves - could do better...

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 13 - student project

With some ink detail. I used my Rotring Art Pen for this, it’s a calligraphy nip and was loaded with a cartridge of blue-black ink.

Florals with watercolour and ink - image 14 - student project

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